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Meaning of caution to snakes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Something bizarre or astonishing.

archaic, slang

Examples

“I am crammed full of faults, I'm a mass of mistakes / So stupid, in fact, that you'd deem me half-witted; / But though in my way I'm a "caution to snakes," / I think I'm a party who ought to be pitied.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

cautionaries Cautionary cautionary block cautionary tale Cautioned Cautioner